Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin)
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Description
A Newbery Medal Winner
When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true.
"The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."—Booklist
When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true.
"The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."—Booklist
ISBN: 0140341587
ISBN13: 9780140341584
Publisher: Puffin Books
Language: en
Publish Date: 1989-05-01
Book Edition: Reprint
Pages: 192
Dimensions: Length: 5.13 inches,Width: 0.5 inches,Height: 7.75 inches, Weight: 0.34 pounds
Authors: Elizabeth Yates
Binding: Paperback
Subjects: Fortune, Amos, 1709 or 10-1801 -- Juvenile literature,Fortune, Amos, 1709 or 10-1801,African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature,Slaves -- Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature,African Americans -- Biography,Slaves,Massachusetts -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
